Eleven hazardous chemicals which should be eliminated

Greenpeace is campaigning to stop industry poisoning our water with hazardous, persistent and hormone-disrupting chemicals. The Detox campaign challenges top brands to make amends by working with their suppliers to eliminate all hazardous chemicals across their entire supply chain, and the entire life-cycle of their products. This is a priority list of hazardous chemicals which would-be champions for a toxic-free future need to help eliminate.

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